Lucknow, May 16 (UNI) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday directed that all flood prevention programmes be completed by June 15 to ensure adequate preparedness ahead of potential natural disasters.
During a high-level review meeting of the Irrigation and Water Resources Department, the CM said that Uttar Pradesh is a frontrunner among Indian states in floodplain zoning. "The action plan for flood protection must be completed on schedule," he said.
He said that over the past eight years, 1,665 flood projects have been completed across the state, safeguarding 40.72 lakh hectares of land and benefiting a population of 3.19 crore. "Each project must be executed with quality and within the stipulated time to minimise the impact of floods during the monsoon season," he said.